Mancot
| Mancot | |
| Flintshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SJ325665 |
| Location: | 53°11’28"N, 3°-0’40"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 3,462 (2001) |
| Post town: | Deeside |
| Postcode: | CH5 |
| Dialling code: | 01244 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Flintshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Alyn and Deeside |
Mancot is a village in south-eastern Flintshire, found a mile and a half from Queensferry, a mile from Hawarden and 5 miles from Chester. According to the 2001, Mancot had a population of 3,462. In 1849 the population of the village was 282.[1]
Name
The name "Mancot" is believed to mean 'humble dwelling', with the earliest recorded reference to the village being in the late 13th century.[2]
Mancot was earlier spelled with a double "tt" ending - Mancott. [1]
The village
The village's one church is of the Presbyterian Church of Wales.
Mancot has a village hall, and a post office, park and playing fields, bowling green, library, a newsagent, a veterinary clinic, a primary school and the White Bear public house.
Outside links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Topographical Dictionary of Wales by Samuel Lewis 1849, page 186
- ↑ Mancot, Hawarden Community Council, http://www.hawardencommunitycouncil.gov.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=714&SiteExtra=11279163&TopNavId=712&NavSideId=9877, retrieved 5 January 2009